Use a transition with python equivalent of call screen

[Misamor98]

Hi,

My issue is simple,
When I want to call a screen with a Dissolve transition I simply input "Call screen ScreenName with Dissolve(1.0), but at some point in my code I'm calling a screen using the python equivalent of call screen like so:

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$ renpy.call_screen("Overlay", _layer="screens")

What do I type next to the line to call that screen with a Dissolve transition?

[Alex]

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Try it like

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    $ With(Dissolve(2.0))() # a pair of extra brackets at the end
    $ renpy.call_screen("Overlay", _layer="screens")

https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screen_actions.html#With

[_ticlock_]

Also:

If you want the transition when showing the screen:

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python:
    renpy.transition(dissolve)
    renpy.call_screen("Overlay")

If you want the transition when hiding the screen:

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$ renpy.call_screen("Overlay", _with_none = False)
with dissolve

[Misamor98]

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Try it like

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    $ With(Dissolve(2.0))() # a pair of extra brackets at the end
    $ renpy.call_screen("Overlay", _layer="screens")

https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screen_actions.html#With

Sorry for the late anwser, and thank you! This works. I don't understand why the pair of extra brackets at the end though.

[Alex]

I don't understand why the pair of extra brackets at the end though.

'With' is a screen action, but it can be used outside screen, 'cause it's a function. The difference from the ordinary function is that you need to put screen action's parameters inside brackets and add another pair of empty brackets to tell Ren'Py that it's a function.
https://www.renpy.org/doc/html/screen_actions.html

[harlies]

In Ren'Py, when using the renpy.call_screen function to call a screen with a specific transition, you can pass additional arguments, including the trans argument for the transition. In your case, to call the "Overlay" screen with a Dissolve transition, you can modify the code as follows:

$ renpy.call_screen("Overlay", _layer="screens", trans="dissolve 1.0")

This assumes that "dissolve 1.0" is the Dissolve transition you want, and you can adjust the duration (1.0 in this case) according to your preference.